The Gate to Bunnosuke Teahouse
- Date:
- 1933
- Medium:
- Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
- Format:
- Oban
- Dimensions:
- 41 × 27.8 cm
- Publisher:
- Yoshida Studio
- Source:
- Minneapolis Institute of Art
Typical Price
The edition type is the primary value driver for Yoshida prints. The jizuri seal — indicating the artist personally supervised every aspect of printing — typically commands 2–3× the price of posthumous reprints. Standard jizuri prints of Japanese landscapes cluster around $2,149 at dealer level (1stDibs benchmark). PBS Antiques Roadshow valued a pair of lifetime prints at $2,500 total (~$1,250 each) for non-jizuri examples.
- Jizuri (artist-supervised) seal: $1,500–$4,000
- Studio edition (no jizuri): $700–$2,000
- Posthumous/family workshop reprint: $300–$800
Description
The gate to Bunnosuke Teahouse frames a threshold between the ordinary world and the rarefied space of the tea ceremony — a passage that in Japanese architectural tradition carries as much significance as the interior it leads to. Yoshida's 1933 print depicts this liminal structure with attention to the textures of aged wood and plaster, the gate's modest scale belying its cultural weight. The play of light across the gate's surfaces and the vegetation framing the opening demonstrate Yoshida's understanding of how Japanese architecture stages approach and arrival as aesthetic experiences in themselves.
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Frequently Asked Questions
The Gate to Bunnosuke Teahouse was created by Hiroshi Yoshida (吉田博) in 1933.
The Gate to Bunnosuke Teahouse was published by Yoshida Studio (1933).
The Gate to Bunnosuke Teahouse depicts architecture.
The Gate to Bunnosuke Teahouse measures 41 × 27.8 cm (Oban format).